The United Bikers of Maine asked the legislature to include motorcycle enthusiasts in the state's Human Rights Act, based on allegations of discrimination. "Some would say that we want special rights," commented Michael Behr, president of the Maine Hells Angels. "It has nothing to do with special rights. We want the same rights as everyone else."

Though the proposal failed in Maine along with one in Arizona, a similar one in Minnesota passed in 1998, making it illegal to discriminate against someone "because of the individual's mode of transportation or the fact that the person has the name of an organization or association on the person's clothing."

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